Product System Specialist

Requisition ID: 207827

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Join a dynamic and collaborative Agile ecosystem that supports the Digital Onboarding and Servicing Lab at Commercial Global Engineering, servicing the product onboarding and support needs of the Bank's small business, commercial and corporate customers. The Digital Onboarding and Servicing Lab is comprised of Agile feature teams that deliver user-centric products using modern engineering and technical practices. The position is within one of the feature teams and will report to the Senior Manager - Lab Leader.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with a cross-functional feature team comprised of Scrum Master, Product Owner(s), full-stack developers and QA specialists.

• Partner with technology teams across IT&S (both Agile and Waterfall) as required.

• Assist Product Owner with the analysis of the business domain, creation and grooming of a healthy Product Backlog.

• Facilitate common understanding and consensus of epics/features within the team - lead cadences such as discovery and story mapping sessions to identify, write and refine user stories/specifications.

• Learn the various flows/functionality within the existing Global Web Administration application and its dependencies on upstream systems and applications.

• Stretch skills and competencies to serve cross-functional needs of the team and/or where the opportunity presents itself (E.g. Perform testing, lead Scrum cadences such as sprint reviews.)

• Identify and implement continuous improvements; evolve the business analysis practice in the ecosystem by experimenting with new techniques and tools.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Degree from a recognized university.

• Hands-on experience with requirements techniques commonly used in Agile teams - user stories, spec-by-example and informal modeling/mapping.

• Experience doing deep analysis work in collaborative Agile software development teams

• Understanding of Agile frameworks/techniques - Kanban and Scrum.

• Working knowledge of collaboration tools such as Confluence and Jira.

• System testing experience is desired.

• Exposure (or experience) in Behavior-driven Design tools and techniques.

• Keen appreciation for user-centric design and customer-driven product development.

• Ability to ask strong questions to help the team identify impediments and areas of improvement.

• Have an open and curious mind - embrace an 'experiment and learn' mindset.

• Excellent facilitation skills.

• Absolute team player.

• Experience with cash management products and/or business banking platforms is a nice to have.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.

• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.